Beolab 8000 does not go on stand-by

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Hi everyone
finally after many years I managed to buy a pair of Beolab 8000 speakers, they will have to be restored, but overall almost everything works, but I think there is a problem, when the switch is on the phono position, with no cable connected to the speaker it does not go into stand-by, the right speaker the green light is always on, on the left the green light turns red for a second and immediately returns green. if I put the switch on the power link position after a few seconds both speakers turn off.
Do you have any advice to give me since I can only use them with a phono input?
thank you for your help
Mizmau

That’s normal. When used with the rca socket, you should a good shielded cable attached to a source. 
Just setting the switch to Line without a cable causes this behaviour.
Just use it as it supposed to be used.  

Location: Utrecht

Quite a challenge to achieve "Less is More" while having the Beovirus.

thank you very much Beobuddy , I didn't know about this detail, I had to buy from Sound Heavenly , an Attenuated Converter I will also add a quality cable.
I'll let you know
again thank you very much
Mizmau

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